The UMass Amherst Libraries hosted “Ethics Day: Engaging Librarians in the Responsible Conduct of Research,” a professional development program for New England area librarians, on Friday, October 8, 2010. The Ethics Day program included morning sessions, which introduced research ethics and the responsible conduct of research, and afternoon sessions, which explored some of the ethical concerns in the field of librarianship. This site makes the presentations available.

Ethics Day was sponsored by the Science, Technology & Society Initiative, the UMass Amherst Libraries, the National Center for Digital Government, and the Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse. Funding is provided by the National Science Foundation through grant number 0936857. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the sponsors.

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